Solidifying Plies
Solidifying plies is the creation of solid geometry from laminate objects. You can create only one solidify plies feature in a composite feature. The feature is updated automatically when the laminate is updated.
When the individual entities are merged completely, a single body is generated in the part. Otherwise, multiple individual bodies might be generated. The system generated composite material is assigned to the generated bodies.
Optionally, you can generate an IML quilt. The IML quilt is generated only when all entities are merged completely. The generated IML quilt consists of all the surfaces; however, the side of the IML quilt facing the layup surface is open.
It is recommended that one or more cores with tapers must not overlap one another.
• The next figure shows overlapping of cores that does not have tapers. This overlapping is suitable for solidification.
• The next figure shows the overlapping of cores that have tapers. This overlapping is unsuitable for solidification.
Solidify plies as follows:
1. Click 
Solidify Plies. The Solidify Plies dialog box opens.
Solidify Plies. The Solidify Plies dialog box opens.2. In the Solidify Plies dialog box, select Create IML surface check box to create a quilt that consists of all the surfaces except the bottom surface of the laminate.
3. Click 
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